Hey GpsFrontier, your idea is good, but I think I'll try something like in my attached sketch. The plant stem would be trained over and under 1/2" PVC into a drip loop with a "roof" over the pipe and basket.
This will be easy to build. After I have one up and running, using your idea with the
ebb and flow pipe, I'll post it into a thread I'll start.
I really like your pipe idea.